Table 3.
Estimateda base pair change in telomere length relative to the reference group
| Firefighters Δbpb (CIc) | Office Workers Δbp (CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| PFHxS | ||
| Referenced | – | – |
| Q2 | −62 (− 728, 604) | 209 (− 515, 933) |
| Q3 | − 180 (− 850, 491) | 238 (− 522, 998) |
| Q4 | 366 (− 301, 1033) | 163 (− 563, 889) |
| PFOA | ||
| Reference | – | – |
| Q2 | 209 (− 464, 882) | 10 (− 704, 724) |
| Q3 | 290 (− 387, 967) | 500 (−197, 1198) |
| Q4 | 368 (− 327, 1063) | 143 (− 584, 869) |
| PFOS | ||
| Reference | – | – |
| Q2 | 211 (− 453, 876) | 301 (− 417, 1019) |
| Q3 | 599 (−82, 1280) | −18 (− 716, 681) |
| Q4 | 397 (− 288, 1082) | 426 (− 357, 1210) |
| PFNA | ||
| Reference | – | – |
| Q2 | 1250 (631, 1869)* | − 344 (− 1064, 376) |
| Q3 | 809 (197, 1421)* | − 46 (− 769, 676) |
| Q4 | 668 (29, 1307)* | 164 (−576, 904) |
| PFDA | ||
| Reference | – | – |
| Q2 | 187 (− 472, 845) | −4 (− 729, 721) |
| Q3 | 614 (−48, 1275) | −6 (− 722, 710) |
| Q4 | 396 (−265, 1058) | 245 (− 489, 978) |
| PFUnDA | ||
| Reference | – | – |
| T2 | 22 (− 549, 592) | − 154 (− 774, 466) |
| T3 | 488 (−88, 1065) | 215 (− 430, 861) |
| PFBuS | ||
| Reference | – | – |
| T2 | −184 (− 782, 414) | 144 (− 503, 791) |
| T3 | −19 (− 606, 569) | 15 (− 598, 628) |
a Model adjusted for age (years) and dairy and egg consumption (times per week)
b change in base pairs
c CI = 95% confidence interval
d Reference category is first quartile or tertile of exposure
* Statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05)